Junior Foundry Process Engineer (Metallurgy)

Spokane Industries; Spokane Valley (WA); In loco; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical coverage through an ICHRA

Dental and vision

401(k) with company matching

Life and short-term disability

Descrizione del lavoro

Spokane Industries, located in Spokane Valley, WA, seeks an Entry-Level Process Engineer to tackle foundry metallurgy challenges across the melt deck forward. You will work hands-on with melting, pouring, and heat treatment to hit target chemistry and understand why a casting performs or fails.

You will be part of a team on the foundry floor, collaborating with melt, molding, heat-treat, and quality groups, driving process improvements and learning through practical investigations.

Competenze

• Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical/Materials/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or related field (new graduates welcome).
• Coursework or working knowledge of physical metallurgy and heat treatment of steel.
• Willingness to work hands-on on the foundry floor around furnaces and molten metal.
• Comfort working with data in Microsoft Excel.

Mansioni

• Support melting operations to hit target chemistry on every heat, including charge calculations and alloy additions.
• Investigate heats that miss chemistry and identify root causes in materials or furnace practice.
• Track process data to find trends and sources of variation.
• Investigate casting defects and help develop corrective actions.
• Support heat treatment processes and review hardness/test results against requirements.
• Collaborate with quality and customers to address nonconforming castings and feedback.
• Write and update process instructions, work standards, and checklists for the floor.
• Run trials to improve yield, quality, and wear life of castings.
• Follow plant safety practices around molten metal and heavy equipment.

Conoscenze

Foundry floor work

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Formazione

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Strumenti

Spectrometer

Hardness testing equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

Spokane Industries, located in Spokane Valley, WA, seeks an Entry-Level Process Engineer to tackle foundry metallurgy challenges across the melt deck forward. You will work hands-on with melting, pouring, and heat treatment to hit target chemistry and understand why a casting performs or fails.

You will be part of a team on the foundry floor, collaborating with melt, molding, heat-treat, and quality groups, driving process improvements and learning through practical investigations.